Match Retiring Blue
Sherwin-Williams Retiring Blue is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 79. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 79 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 79 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 79 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Retiring Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Retiring Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 79 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Ocean Ripple reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Delicate Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Retiring Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cabbage White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Retiring Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Signal White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Retiring Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.